457338
- TitleSydney Cove Medallion, 1988 / Wedgwood
- Creator
- Call numberR 986
- Level of descriptionseries
- Date
1988 - Type of material
- Reference code457338
- Physical DescriptionObjects - 1 white on blue jasper ware medallion set in brown basalt plaque, mounted on brown velvet with timber backing & timber framed - 27 x 48 cm. incl. frame
- Access Conditions
Access via appointment - General note
Poem about Sydney stamped on plaque, composed by Erasmus Darwin - Signatures / Inscriptions
Etruria / 1789 -- at lower edge of medallion
"Australian Bicentennial / 1788-1988 / Sydney Cove Medallion / Designed for / Josiah Wedgwood F.R.S. / by Henry Webber in 1788 / To celebrate the founding of / the first settlement in Australia / The original medallions were made / from clay dug from Sydney Cove / Number 4 / in a limited edition of / 25" -- stamped on reverse
"Wedgwood / PM / Made in England / 88" -- impressed on reverse - Name
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